BBC News - Cabinet: David Cameron's new line-up Cabinet: David Cameron's new line-up Here is a guide to the cabinet following the reshuffle which began on 14 July, 2014: David Cameron Prime Minister Prime Minister David Cameron Conservative David Cameron was virtually unknown outside Westminster when he was elected Tory leader in December 2005 at the age of 39. The Old Etonian had dazzled that year's party conference with his youthful dynamism and charisma, reportedly telling journalists he was the "heir to Blair". He has sought to match the former PM by putting the Conservatives at the centre ground of British politics. After the 2010 election he led his party into coalition with the Lib Dems, making tackling the UK economy's deficit its priority. He has faced criticism from some on the right of the party but Mr Cameron has insisted the coalition will see through its full five-year term. Before becoming leader, he was the Conservatives' campaign co-ordinator at the 2005 general election and shadow education secretary. He was special adviser to Home Secretary Michael Howard and Chancellor Norman Lamont in the 1990s before spending seven years as a public relations executive with commercial broadcaster Carlton.

Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg In just five years, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg, a contemporary of Mr Cameron, went from political obscurity to the absolute front line of British politics. After becoming MP for Sheffield Hallam at the 2005 election, he was promoted to Europe spokesman, before moving on to the home affairs role. When Sir Menzies Campbell resigned as leader in 2007, he entered the race to succeed him, in the end narrowly beating Chris Huhne. He really came to prominence during the televised debates ahead of the general election, being judged in polls to have been the big winner of the first one. However, this appeared to do little to help the Lib Dems when they actually lost seats on 6 May. The party, though, retained enough MPs to become the vital players in the hung parliament. After taking his party into coalition with the Conservatives - and U-turning on a previous pledge to reject university tuition fees - Mr Clegg saw his personal poll ratings slump, but he has pointed to areas where Lib Dem policies have come into force on taxation and consitutional issues.

Like David Cameron, he has insisted the coalition is working in the national interest and will continue for the full parliament. George Osborne Chancellor Chancellor George Osborne One of David Cameron's closest friends and Conservative allies, George Osborne rose rapidly after becoming MP for Tatton in 2001. Michael Howard promoted him from shadow chief secretary to the Treasury to shadow chancellor in May 2005, at the age of 34. Mr Osborne took a key role in the election campaign and even before Mr Cameron became leader the two were being likened to Labour's Blair/Brown duo. The two have emulated them by becoming prime minister and chancellor, but have avoided the spats. Some prominent Conservatives have urged Mr Osborne to do more to promote economic growth. Before entering Parliament, he was a special adviser in the agriculture department when the Tories were in government and later served as political secretary to William Hague. Home Secretary Theresa May Theresa May is the second woman to hold the post of Home Secretary. She was the first woman to become Conservative Party chairman, under the leadership of Iain Duncan Smith. She then took up the culture and family portfolios before being made shadow Commons leader by David Cameron.

She has been a keen advocate of positive action to recruit more women Tories to winnable seats and was a key architect of the "A list" of preferred candidates. A passionate moderniser, she famously ruffled feathers when she told Tory activists they were seen as members of the "nasty party". In her role as home secretary, she has overseen widespread changes to the immigration system. Mrs May was the shadow work and pensions minister ahead of the election. Philip Hammond Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Philip Hammond has built up a reputation as an articulate and effective Commons performer since being elected MP for Runnymede and Weybridge in 1997. A former director of companies supplying medical equipment, he was initially a member of the Conservative shadow health team before going on to serve as trade and industry spokesman. He also backed Michael Portillo's 2001 leadership bid. In summer 2002, he went to shadow the now defunct Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and local government department before being made shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, at the age of 51, in the July 2007 reshuffle.

He became Transport Secretary after David Cameron's coalition took power after the 2010 election, building on his reputation there as an effective performer before being shifted into the defence brief after the resignation of Liam Fox from the job in October 2011. He became Foreign Secretary in the July reshuffle, following the departure of William Hague. Vince Cable Business Secretary Business Secretary Vince Cable Vince Cable has had a long journey to reach the front rank of politics, having been a Labour and then an SDP supporter before its merger with the Liberals to become the Liberal Democrats. An economist by profession, he entered Parliament as MP for Twickenham in 1997 and has gradually built up his powerbase among the Lib Dems. As the party's deputy leader and Treasury spokesman he saw his stock rising during the credit crunch because of his earlier warnings. When he stood in as temporary leader after the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell, he memorably described Gordon Brown as going from "Stalin to Mr Bean". Has had a colourful time in government, notably when he was recorded by under cover reporters saying he was at war with Rupert Murdoch's News International. He has been mentioned as a possible future leader of his party.

Eric Pickles Communities Secretary Communities Secretary Eric Pickles Eric Pickles was first elected to the Commons in 1992, representing an Essex seat far from his Yorkshire roots. He has extensive local government experience, having led Bradford District Council for three years up to 1991. He has also served in a variety of shadow ministerial roles, including transport, local government and social security spokesman, earning a reputation for loyalty and good humour. He boosted his reputation and profile in the party by masterminding its landmark victory over Labour in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election and was appointed party chairman in 2009. And he became a regular and confident media performer in the months leading up to the 2010 general election. Sajid Javid Culture Secretary Culture Secretary Sajid Javid A self-made millionaire and devotee of Margaret Thatcher, Sajid Javid is the first Asian male Conservative cabinet minister. He became an MP in 2010 and is regarded as one of the Conservatives' fastest-rising stars. He was a City banker and became a Treasury minister in 2013.

Michael Fallon Defence Secretary Defence Secretary Michael Fallon He has served as MP for Sevenoaks in Kent since 1997. He had previously served as MP for Darlington from 1983-92. He was educated at Epsom College and the University of St Andrews. While he was out of politics, he served as director of several companies including Quality Care Homes. A resolute Thatcherite, he served as a minister under her and John Major. He held a number of posts including parliamentary private secretary to the secretary of state for energy, government whip and schools minister. From 2010-12 he served as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, where he developed a reputation as a firefighter. In 2013 he was made minister of state for energy. He was promoted to defence secretary in the July reshuffle. He is married with two children. Nicky Morgan Education Secretary Education Secretary Nicky Morgan After studying law at Oxford University, she worked as a solicitor specialising in corporate law and advising a range of private and public companies from 1994, until her election as MP for the marginal seat of Loughborough in 2010.

In April 2014 she was appointed financial secretary to the Treasury and minister for women and was promoted to education secretary in the July reshuffle. She will also continue as minister for women and equalities. As a committed Christian, Morgan voted against same-sex marriage, although she supports gay civil partnerships. She is married with a son. Ed Davey Energy and Climate Secretary Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Davey Liberal Democrat Ed Davey was appointed Energy and Climate Change Secretary on 3 February 2012 following the resignation of Chris Huhne. Mr Davey was elected MP for the newly created seat of Kingston in 1997 and has held a series of frontbench roles. Popular within the party, he was seen as an outside contender to succeed Sir Menzies Campbell when he stood down in 2007. After serving as the Liberal Democrat spokesman for foreign affairs prior to the 2010 election, he was appointed business minister responsible for the Post Office, Royal Mail and employment relations in the coalition government. Liz Truss Environment Secretary Environment Secretary Liz Truss A qualified management accountant, she became MP for South West Norfolk in 2010 and was appointed education minister in 2012.

She was brought up in Yorkshire and attended Roundhay, a comprehensive school in Leeds, and went on to read philosophy, politics and economics at Merton College Oxford. Socially liberal, she was a founder member of the free enterprise group of Conservative MPs arguing for more deregulation of the economy. She was promoted to the cabinet as secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs. She is married with two daughters. Jeremy Hunt Health Secretary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt was moved to the health brief after the overseeing the smooth running of the 2012 London Olympics. The MP for South West Surrey since 2005, he became the Conservatives' culture spokesman in 2007. He was previously the party's spokesman on disabilities and welfare reform. Mr Hunt, a fluent Japanese speaker, founded a company called Hotcourses, offering guides to help students find the right course before entering university. As culture secretary he had a chequered time, coming under pressure over his dealings with Rupert Murdoch's News International takeover bid. Int. Development Secretary Justine Greening Justine Greening was promoted to the cabinet in October 2011 at the age of 42.

Miss Greening, the MP for Putney since 2005, became economic secretary to the Treasury after the 2010 election, succeeding Philip Hammond as transport secretary after he was promoted to defence secretary. Born and educated in Yorkshire, Miss Greening studied economics at Southampton University, before getting an MBA from London Business School and worked as a finance manager at British Gas owner Centrica before joining the Commons. Her move from transport was widely perceived to be a result of her vocal opposition to the idea of a third runway being built at Heathrow. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling Chris Grayling's elevation to the post of Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary represented something of a comeback. Prior to the 2010 general election he had been shadow home secretary but, when the coalition was formed, he was made employment minister, rather than given a cabinet role. Seen as being on the right of the party, Mr Grayling's appointment to the justice role will be intended to reassure some Conservatives who were unhappy at predecessor Ken Clarke's prison reforms, claiming they were too lenient on criminals. Educated at Cambridge University, he is a former BBC News producer and the author of books on subjects including the Bridgewater Canal and Anglo-American relations.

William Hague Leader of the Commons Leader of the Commons William Hague Since he returned to frontline politics in 2005, Conservative William Hague has become a key adviser to David Cameron, and was seen as de facto deputy party leader. The foreign secretary has plenty of experience to call upon, having been Tory leader himself from 1997 to 2001 and shadow foreign secretary until the election. A witty and engaging Commons performer who is popular with grassroots Tory members, Mr Hague entered Parliament in 1989 having been special adviser to Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe. He was soon promoted to be a social security minister and in 1995 entered the cabinet as Secretary of State for Wales. In addition to his duties as shadow foreign secretary, Mr Cameron put Mr Hague in charge of rebuilding the party in the North of England, as chairman of its Northern Board. In the July reshuffle, Mr Hague announced that he would be standing down as foreign secretary, prior to leaving parliament in 2015. He will serve the remainder of his time in politics as leader of the Commons.

Theresa Villiers Northern Ireland Secretary Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers A former barrister, Ms Villiers was elected MP for Chipping Barnet in 2005. Prior to that, she was a Member of the European Parliament for six years. In December 2005, Mr Cameron promoted her to shadow chief secretary to the Treasury. In 2007, she was made a shadow transport minister, a brief she continued to hold when the coalition came to power. A self-described Eurosceptic, she takes over from Owen Paterson in the post of Northern Ireland Secretary. Alistair Carmichael Scottish Secretary Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael Mr Carmichael has been appointed Scottish Secretary in the government's latest reshuffle. He replaces Michael Moore - a leading figure in the No campaign for the Scottish independence referendum. Mr Carmichael, the MP for Orkney and Shetland, has been the Lib Dems' chief whip and a government deputy chief whip since the formation of the coalition. He was previously the party's Scottish spokesman. Born in 1965, Mr Carmichael had a traditional upbringing on a hill farm on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay.

He developed an early interest in politics, joining the Liberal Democrat party at just 14. He went on to work as a hotel manager before studying law at Aberdeen University. He then became a procurator fiscal depute, working mostly in the criminal courts. He was elected to the UK parliament in 2001, replacing Jim Wallace as MP for Orkney and Shetland. Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander Danny Alexander was Nick Clegg's chief of staff and the Liberal Democrats' campaign co-ordinator throughout the election. He was also the former media chief of pro-euro campaign group Britain in Europe, which brought together leading Labour and Lib Dem voices with business groups. First elected to Parliament in 2005, he rose to prominence when Mr Clegg became party leader in 2007. He was the author of the party's 2010 election manifesto, becoming the Scottish Secretary in David Cameron's initial coalition cabinet. Mr Alexander was promoted to chief secretary - a crucial role overseeing spending cuts - to succeed David Laws after was forced to quit over his expenses after less than three weeks in the job.

He is one of four key ministers, known as "the Quad", who meet to discuss the direction of much of the coalition's policy. The Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP won one of 11 seats for the Lib Dems in Scotland. Patrick McLoughlin Transport Secretary Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin Patrick McLoughlin was the Tory chief whip while the party was in opposition and carried on after the 2010 general election as the government chief whip. The former miner is the MP for Derbyshire Dales. When the Conservatives were previously in power, he was a minister at the departments of transport, employment, trade and industry, and in the whips' office. In opposition, he became deputy chief whip in 1998. Mr McLoughlin's mother was a factory worker and he worked as a farm labourer before following his father and grandfather into the pits. His move to transport in the reshuffle has raised speculation the government is planning to alter its current stance opposing a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

Stephen Crabb Welsh Secretary Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb Stephen Crabb was first elected as MP for his home constituency of Preseli Pembrokeshire in 2005 and was re-elected in May 2010 with an increased majority. He grew up in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, where he attended Tasker Milward School. He holds degrees from Bristol University and London Business School. He worked as a marketing consultant and has also been a volunteer youth worker. A rugby player and marathon runner, Crabb for three years ran Project Umubano, the Conservative Party's social action project in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. He became parliamentary under-secretary of state in the Wales Office in September 2012 and was promoted to Welsh secretary in the July reshuffle. He is married with two children.

Cabinet reshuffle live: Hunt becomes new Health Secretary as Lansley demoted - Telegraph Politics Cabinet reshuffle live: Hunt becomes new Health Secretary as Lansley demoted Heathrow rebels sidelined in Cabinet reshuffle which also sees arrival of Jeremy Hunt as Health Secretary and demotion of Andrew Lansley and Ken Clarke By Rosa Prince , Online Political Editor 11:13AM BST 04 Sep 2012 • Women on the move as David Cameron struggles to fulfil his target of more female politicians in Government • Ken Clarke moves from Justice - he will take on new role as Minister Without Portfolio. Chris Grayling becomes Justice Secretary as Iain Duncan Smith turns the job down to stay at Work and Pensions. • Theresa Villiers becomes Northern Ireland Secretary, Owen Paterson goes to the Environment, Andrew Mitchell is Chief Whip, Maria Miller to Culture. Latest 17.48 pm That's it for now from the Liveblog. Be sure in check back in tomorrow, when we'll be liveblogging PMQs as all those new ministers get to grips with their new posts. 17.36 pm Liz Truss has joined the Department for Education as Early Years Minister. Matthew Hancock is off to BIS.

17.32 pm Uh oh, Simon Burns, the new Transport Minister, hasn't exactly got a clean driving record . Related Articles Cabinet reshuffle tips from The Telegraph 03 Sep 2012 17.28 pm Paul Waugh reports that the new Cabinet will meet at No 10 for the first time tomorrow at 3pm. Family photo to be taken then. 17.19 pm Greg Clark will be City Minister - big job at the Treasury there. 17.18 pm Charles Hendry is also back to being a backbencher after a spell at Energy. 17.16 pm Rebecca Smith says that Jeremy Hunt is a controversial choice for Health .

17.10 pm Can't help feeling sorry for Tim Loughton, who has bravely told Twitter that he was sacked as Children's Minister: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Tim Loughton MP - Regret 2 report after 7 yrs Shadow Minister and 2 as Minister 4 Children PM asked me 2 stand down-good luck 2 successor in this vital role&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; 16.48 pm No wonder he's gone off to the cricket. The Sun's Tom Newton Dunn reveals that Ken Clarke no longer holds the title of Cabinet minister. He is a Minister of State attending Cabinet. Salary will drop as well, presumably. 16.39 pm Michael Fabricant, who is / was a Treasury minister, tweets: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Michael Fabricant - Even though I have quit (cleared my desk today), I shall be on front bench between 5 and 6pm as no-one yet appointed to replace me. A hoot.&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; 16.37 pm Sarah Teather is leaving the Government.

16.36 pm No 10 has said that overall, the bill for ministerial pay will not rise. 16.35 pm More Ministers of State: Mike Penning to Northern Ireland, Andrew Robathan is Armed Forces Minister. 16.34 pm Mark Hoban to replace Chris Grayling as Minister of State at Work and Pensions. Damien Green becomes Policing Minister working from both the Home and Justice Departments. And Simon Burns is the new Minister of State at Transport. 16.13 pm The briefing from the Tories is that Michael Fallon has gone to Business as a "counterweight" to Vince Cable, and from the Lib Dems that David Laws will "keep an eye" on Michael Gove at Education. In other words, Mutually Assured Destruction. 16.06 pm Eye Spy MP reports that Ken Clarke has done a John Major (who similiarly went off to the Oval to watch the cricket after losing the 1997 general election): &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Eye Spy MP - Ken Clarke taking in the cricket at the Oval after losing Justice post.

Surrey are 155-5'against Nottingham.&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; 15.56 pm Nick Herbert sacks himself: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Nick Herbert - Decided to step down from Govt. Honoured to have worked with police &amp;amp;amp; driven big reforms. Will focus on new ideas &amp;amp;amp; protecting countryside.&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; 15.48 pm Mark Prisk has replaced Grant Shapps as Housing Minister, according to the PA's James Tapsfield.

15.46 pm The Countryside Alliance is keen on new Environment Secretary Owen Paterson: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Countryside Alliance - Countryside Alliance welcomes Owen Paterson as Defra Secretary &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt; - staunch on rural needs, farming, services, fieldsports&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; 15.16 pm David Laws on his appointment as Minister for Children and Families with a roving brief to coordinate Coalition policy across Government: I am very pleased to be given this opportunity to serve the Coalition Government and the country in these two roles." 15.16 pm The Standard's Joe Murphy has unearthed (ho ho) a poster of former miner Patrick McLoughlin. He tweets: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Joe Murphy - Pic Exclusive: In Cabinet of toffs, one Minister got his hands (and face) dirty as a coal miner &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt; 15.09 pm Great snippet from Total Politics - the new Transport Secretary is scared of flying .

14.56 pm Andy Burnham's not-so-warm welcome to Jeremy Hunt: I welcome the new Secretary of State to his role but I serve notice to him today that, unless he removes the threat to the NHS from his Government’s policies, he will face the same opposition as his predecessor." 14.51 pm Chris Hope on IDS's thanks but no thanks to the offer of the Justice post. 14.49 pm Nick Harvey announces that he is leaving his post as Armed Forces Minister. 14.45 pm Labour have issued an official response to the reshuffle in the name of Michael Dugher, shadow cabinet office minister: This is the no-change reshuffle. No move for a failing Chancellor in charge of a failing economic plan that has delivered a double-dip recession, who gave a tax cut for millionaires and who refuses to tax bank bonuses. And there are no moves across almost all of the most senior cabinet jobs. "On Sunday David Cameron promised to 'cut through the dither', but today he was too weak to move Iain Duncan Smith from the Department of Work and Pensions and was forced to back down.

"Jeremy Hunt, the man who broke the ministerial code and failed to stand up to News Corporation, is now in charge of the NHS, our most cherished national institution. This won't change David Cameron's policy of continuing with a massive top-down NHS reorganisation. "This reshuffle isn't a fresh start - it's more of the same from an out of touch and failing Government that stands up for the wrong people." 14.42 pm The Fawcett Society says the number of women in the Cabinet has fallen by 20 per cent. Ceri Goddard, Chief Executive: “Prior to the 2010 General Election, David Cameron pledged to make a third of ministers in his first government women but in one fell swoop he has cut the number of women at the top table of politics by some 20 per cent. We now have a Cabinet where men outnumber women five to one, making some of the biggest budgetary decisions of this era. Despite near universal acceptance that we need more - not less - involvement of women in building our economy, the Prime Minister has chosen to further marginalise women’s influence on politics." 14.38 pm The reshuffle has moved on to the ministerial level.

Farmers Guardian reports that Jim Paice is no longer Farming Minister. 14.34 pm Sky's Sophy Ridge reports that Jo Swinson is joining the Government as a minister in the Department of Business, with Norman Lamb moving from there to replace Paul Burstow at Health. 14.29 pm So Harold Macmillan had the Night of the Long Knives . With all the women leaving the Cabinet , is this David Cameron's Day of the Long Stilettos? • 14.27 pm The SNP view of the reshuffle: Chief Whip Stewart Hosie MP said: “David Cameron’s ministerial reshuffle will be pointless unless it is accompanied by an urgent rethink of the UK Government’s failed economic strategy. The absence of changes at the Treasury must not mean business as usual." • 14.22 pm Labour's Yvette Cooper isn't impressed with the reshuffle : &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Yvette Cooper - So looks like 3 of 5 women (Spelman, Gillan, Warsi) &amp;amp;amp; 1 of 19 men (Young) sacked from cabinet posts.

Shows Cameron's attitude to women&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 14.03 pm Peter Hain sounds almost sincere: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Peter Hain - My best wishes for the future to &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;@CherylGillanMP&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; as she joins us in the ex-Secretary of State for Wales Club&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 14.00 pm The nation breathes a sigh of relief as Larry the cat confirms his position is safe: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Larry the Cat - It's confirmed that I have retained my position as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet. In your face, Pickles. &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;#reshuffle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 13.44 pm Zac Goldsmith is also unhappy about Justine Greening's move. Heathrow shaping up to be one of the biggest stories of the reshuffle.

His tweets: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Zac Goldsmith - Greening&amp;amp;rsquo;s appointment 11 months ago indicated the PM&amp;amp;rsquo;s position on Heathrow was solid. Yielding so easily suggests panic, not principle.&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Zac Goldsmith - Real leadership requires clairty, not subterfuge. It's time for the Govt to be honest: has it changed its view on Heathrow; yes or no?&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 13.42 pm Natalie Bennett, the new Green Party leader, chips in on Heathrow: "The shifting of Justine Greening out of transport, after only 326 days in the job, makes Andrew McLoughlin Cameron's fifth Transport Minister, which can be taken as a sign of the Government's inability to make sensible policy in this area.

It is a bad sign that a third runway at Heathrow is indeed back on the Government's agenda." • 13.38 pm Nick Clegg has welcomed David Laws back to government in person with a handshake on the steps of the Cabinet Office. • 13.18 pm David Millward welcomes Patrick McLoughlin . • 12.55 pm Boris Johnson is not best pleased about Justine Greening's move from Transport - and he's not afraid to say so. He tells Sky "Justine has been a first rate Transport Secretary. There can be only one reason to move her - to expand Heathrow... clear Government wants to ditch promises." This could be fun. • 12.40 pm Mary Riddell has commented on Ken Clarke's departure from the MoJ . She thinks the Conservatives will come to regret it. • 12.37 pm Matthew Parris claims on Sky that Baroness Warsi failed as Party Chairman because elements in Tory grassroots were not ready for an Asian woman in the job.

Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps (Getty Images) • 12.36 pm That was quick - Grant Shapps is tweeting already in his new capacity as Conservative Party Chairman: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Tory Chairman - Delighted to have been appointed &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;@torychairman&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; - looking forward to working with the team at CCHQ.&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 12.29 pm If Friends of the Earth are lamenting Justine Greening's move, the Board of Airline Representatives (BAR UK) takes a different view. They've issued a press release saying: "BAR UK welcomes the appointment of Mr Patrick McLaoughlin as Secretary of State for Transport." I bet they do! • 12.22 pm Transport Editor David Millward is thrilled at Patrick McLoughlin's appointment as Transport Secretary: Up to transport secretary no 8 since I got the gig. When do I get a go?

Transport Secretary Patrick McLaughlin (Getty Images) • 12.21 pm Michael Deacon is following the reshuffle on the Beeb: BBC reporter Norman Smith: "When it comes to Heathrow, Patrick McLoughlin carries no baggage." He must have one of those wheeled suitcases... • 12.16 pm Grant Shapps will be attending Cabinet too, as another Minister Without Portfolio, No 10 announces. Party Chairman? • 12.14 pm Chris Hope on David Cameron's female problems . Maria Miller is taking over responsibility for women's issues in government from Theresa May. • 12.12 pm Oliver Heald has replaced Edward Garnier as Solicitor General. • 12.09 pm Official announcement from No 10 on Maria Miller's appointment: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: UK Prime Minister - PM appoints Maria Miller as Secretary of State for Culture, Media &amp;amp;amp; Sport and Minister for Women &amp;amp;amp; Equalities.

&amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;#reshuffle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 12.07 pm Maria Miller is the new Culture Secretary - that'll be a popular promotion. Maria Miller (UPPA/Photoshot) • 12.03 pm Friends of the Earth issue a statement lamenting Greening's departure from Transport: "She's been shunted out of her job becuase of her opposition to a third runway at Heathrow." • 12.01 pm Sideways move for Justine Greening - she goes to International Development. The newly named International Development Secretary Justine Greening (PA) • 11.58 am After some wrangling, it sounds like Baroness Warsi is off to the Foreign Office in a new position as faith and communities minister, attending Cabinet. Like Clarke, the Cabinet duties are something of a sop. • 11.56 am Tom Chivers has spotted the Hunt homeopathy line .

• 11.51 am Medical Editor Rebecca Smith reports that Jeremy Health's appointment has not gone down well in health circules: Outright ridicule at appointment of JH in NHS land. He signed early day motion in support of NHS paying for homeopathy: • 11.43 am Here's James Kirkup's news story on the latest developments from the reshuffle. • 11.38 am And another rumour - David Laws will become a minister at the Department of Education. All Lib Dem Cabinet ministers to remain in situ. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson (PA) • 11.36 am Rumour that Owen Paterson will become Environment Secretary, replacing the under-performing Caroline Spelman. • 11.33 am Patrick McLoughlin is the new Transport Secretary. Expect to hear much repetition of the fact that he is a miner's son.

• 11.26 am MP Caroline Dinenage tweets: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: caroline dinenage mp - Some exciting decisions in &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;#reshufffle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; so far, really hope Maria Miller gets something, she's fab.&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 11.24 am Maria Miller and Owen Paterson are now in No 10. Both are tipped for promotion. • 11.23 am The comments section (see below) suggests that Telegraph readers are largely unimpressed with Jeremy Hunt's appointment as Health Secretary. • 11.19 am Theresa Villers certainly has a tough task in her new job as Northern Ireland Secretary. Does this also spell the end for Owen Paterson's grand and so far largely unsuccessful project to unite the UUP and Conservative Party? • 11.15 am Downing Street has issued a statement saying that the Prime Minister has paid tribute to Sir George Young as he retires to the back benches after standing down as Leader of the House.

• 11.11 am No 10 confirms Hunt appointment: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: UK Prime Minister - PM appoints Jeremy Hunt as Secretary of State for Health. &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;#reshuffle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 11.05 am Jeremy Hunt confirms that he is the new Health Secretary as he leaves No 10. " It's a huge task, the greatest privilege of my life." • 11.02 am I love this tweet from Labour's Jim Murphy: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: Jim Murphy - Only 1 Tory MP at 5-a-side football this morning, the rest at home in the belief that staring at their phone would make it ring.

&amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;#reshuffle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 10.54 am Ken Clarke has just been doorstepped by Sky about his move - he claimed to be thrilled to be in Government at all, and that he and David Cameron had always agreed he would only do a year or two at Justice. Sounded pretty gloomy though. Chris Grayling arriving in Downing Street (Geoff Pugh) • 10.53 am No 10 has gone terribly modern, announcing Chris Grayling's promotion on Twitter: &amp;lt;noframe&amp;gt;Twitter: UK Prime Minister - PM appoints Chris Grayling as Secretary of State for Justice. &amp;lt;a href="" target="_blank"&amp;gt;#reshuffle&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/noframe&amp;gt; • 10.42 am Rumours that Jeremy Hunt could go to Health in place of Andrew Lansley. Michael Deacon is not impressed: "Well, Jeremy.

In the eyes of the public you're a laughing stock, and at Leveson you embarrassed both yourself and me. Fancy a promotion?" Jeremy Hunt arriving in Downing Street (Geoff Pugh) • 10.42 am Chris Grayling is now in No 10, apparently... • 10.41 am Presumably Andrew Lansley's move means that Sir George Young is being quietly retired to the back benches. • 10.40 am Chris Hope checks in: Welcome Jones the Minister! Westminster journalists are currently scrabbling to find out something - anything - about the new Tory Welsh secretary David Jones, MP for Clwyd West, who has the dubious distinction of being the first actually Welsh Welsh Secretary for years. #He was senior partner of a practice (David Jones & Company) based at Llandudno. He is married to Sara, a nurse, and has two sons. Apparently he tweeted "Well I'll be darned" at some point last night on Twitter - and then quickly deleted it. • 10.38 am Downing Street has sent out its first official announcement of the reshuffle, confirming Theresa Villiers as Northern Ireland Secretary.

• 10.34 am Biggest scalp yet - Andrew Lansley has apparently been moved from Health to Leader of the House. That's a big demotion and says it all about Lansley's failure to communicate his NHS reforms. • 10.33 am Not Transport but Northern Ireland for Theresa Villers, apparently. That must mean promotion for Owen Paterson. Theresa Villiers arriving at No 10 Downing Street (PA) • 10.30 am Michael Deacon again: Note, in the background of all TV news reports on the reshuffle, the cheery multi-coloured bunting hung on the railings outside Number 10. Wonder what it says on it. "Happy Sacking Day!" • 10.27 am Sky's Glen O'Glaza speculates that Theresa Villers could be on her way to Transport as she arrives at No 10 grinning. She shadowed the job in opposition and is currently minister of state in the department. And most importantly, she doesn't have Justine Greening's qualms about a third runway at Heathrow . Her appointment would also help boost the female quota around the cabinet table.

• 10.16 am Dan Hannan points out that Sir Humphrey will continue running the country after the reshuffle . Naturally, minister. • 10.03 am New Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell has just gone into No 10, telling reporters "It's a lovely day". He'll play a crucial role in keeping the party in line during the new Parliament. Will he be asking new ministers if there's anything they want to come clean about before they accept high office? (Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images) • 10.01 am David Cameron has returned to No 10. Suggests that the bloody knifing stage of the reshuffle may be over - he would have used his Commons office to see victims to spare them the ordeal of walking past the cameras in Downing Street. • 9.56 am Further to our story about Labour calling for an inquiry into Housing Minister Grant Shapps' online activities , I can disclose that the Permenant Secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government has given him the all-clear . Clears the way for promotion for the ambitious Mr Shapps...

• 9.52 am Politics Home's Paul Waugh speculates that Chris Grayling could be on his way to Justice - where he would be expected to take a somewhat different line from Ken Clarke on the prisoner voting rights row with the European Court of Justice . • 9.40 am Telegraph sketchwriter Michael Deacon has this thought: Is this the first reshuffle to have partly taken place overnight? We went to bed with only rumour and speculation to think about; in the morning we wake up to find Mitchell's been confirmed as Chief Whip, Warsi's gone as co-chairman, Gillan's removed "Welsh Secretary" from her Twitter bio. It feels a bit like some weird political version of Christmas. "Mummy Mummy, look! Santa Claus has been in the night! And he's given me Northern Ireland!" • 9.36 am iain Duncan Smith said to have argued that he should stay put at Work and Pensions rather than moving to fill Ken Clarke's hush puppies at Justice. • 9.35 am The Howard League for Penal Reform has issued a statement regretting "breath of fresh air" Ken Clarke's departure as Justice Secretary. Helps explains why David Cameron moved him on.

• 9.29 am Nick Clegg has been filmed leaving his house. He refused to respond when asked whether David Laws was on his way back to the Cabinet . • 9.27 am Seems certain that Justine Greening (Transport), Jeremy Hunt (Culture) and Andrew Lansley (Health) are on the move. But where will they end up? David Cameron arriving in Downing Street (Geoff Pugh) • 9.18 am Now No 10 is saying that there will be no Cabinet at all today. Had been expected this afternoon, with the customary toothy grin photo of the new team. Delaying it until tomorrow suggests the knifing is proving slow work. Messy reshuffles are great fun. • 9.16 am Downing Street has just cancelled the daily morning Lobby briefing as a result of the reshuffle.

Question: Following this year's reshuffle, who is the current Minister of State for Children and Families?
Answer: DAVID LAWS